2018 National meet,Friday 29thJUNE/SATURDAY 30th June, SUNDAY 1st JULY, UPDATE,JUNE

[earthdweller]

Thanks for a great weekend everyone and especially Craig and John for organising it

Myself and Euan had a great time and he certainly made the most of the bbq

Looking forward to the next one

 

[mmm-five]

Thanks for a great weekend everyone and especially Craig and John for organising it

Myself and Euan had a great time and he certainly made the most of the bbq

Looking forward to the next one

I think those ducks will be scarred for life though

 

[craig3.2]

Had a great weekend folks.
Thanks to everyone for coming,and glad everyone seems to have enjoyed it

We had the perfect weather ,mainly traffic free roads and good company

Saturday was a nice change from the Busier Lakes itself,and I am just glad we didn't meet any minibuses or coaches on parts of the route,as it might have been "interesting",lol
Was a nice drive,and one me and John have already discussed doing again in the future.

While the whole weekend was superb,
The Sunday drive for me was epic,with the usual roads ,to Hawes,Alston etc etc all very good indeed and don't ever disappoint,as well as the Hartside pass,which we have never had so clear and free of traffic/walkers/cyclists.....one obvious "benefit" of the Hartside cafe no longer being there I guess.
Had a great drive down it,with Brian (the only one following me for a wee while)
Also,the last stretch of the day from Shap all the way back to the Hotel was awesome,and just glorious weather,epic roads and no traffic
Apologies for me not being more detailed with the route info for that last stretch....no one had taken a wrong turn all weekend (thanks Laine and Nicola for keeping me right once or twice,when I went to turn too early,haha),but unfortunately 3 cars went up the M6 instead.
I will have more detailed info next time folks.
I am also glad Laine didn't sell his car,as it meant he enjoyed the Sunday run with us as well
Sorry you are having to sell it though. As a few of us said,we expect to see you at the next one,regardless what you are driving,even if it's Nicola's Golf

Thanks again for coming everyone,and I will get working on next year's,10th Anniversary National meet soon

 

[craig3.2]

Some Great photos folks,look forward to seeing some more.

Also,Sean(aka bigotsean) needs to get the Drone footage posted up on here,be great to see.
Make sure you bring it when you come back next year...and don't leave it 5 years between meets,haha.

Good luck with your wedding next year,folks
All the best.(and thanks for the window cleaner on Sunday morning )

 

[adam04]

Looks like the weather gods were on your side

 

[earthdweller]

I didn’t take many but here’s a few including probably a very rare shot of the front of Craig’s car

 

[earthdweller]

And a few more for effect, including the dog whisperer and the duck trainer .. and a rather lovely non Bavarian machine

 

[craig3.2]

Some pics from me....Friday evening,around 10/10.30pm...still warm n sunny


Tony's Coupe,hiding in the corner,lol

 

[craig3.2]

Some more....
Laines lovely,well detailed ,35i z4....
He will miss it
It was looking very nice indeed



Essexzed/Robs nice 35is

 

[grumpybri]

WOW, what a fantastic weekend. Many thanks to Craig and John for everything they put together for another fantastic national meet.
The weather gods and driving gods got together to give use hot clear skies and nearly empty roads. Especially enjoyed racing after Craig down Hartside Pass. The brakes were stinking at the bottom so knew had been pushing along.
Good to catch up with everyone and enjoyed the Friday meal and Saturday barbecue.
Looking forward to the 10th anniversary meet. :roll:

 

[grumpybri]

Some pics

 

[craig3.2]

The Friday night meal,and a wee surprise I got for John's retirement....after talking about doing it for a couple of years now,he finally retired this year...
a tyre/alloy cake,with his alloy style
Also got a cake(tyre/alloy,with Jim's alloy style,lol) for Jim,as he is now 60 years young.
On the Friday of the meal,was his actual
60th Birthday,and he still came up to the Lakes for the meet,lol

 

[craig3.2]

Some more from the Friday night...

 

[craig3.2]

Some from Saturday
An rather posh School

 

[bigosean]

Cracking weekend folks, Amy and I really enjoyed it. Just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone for making us feel both so welcome and a special thanks to Craig and John for organising.

Couple of pics from over the weekend. Unfortunately I can’t work out how to upload the drone videos but have added in some of the drone pics.

Thanks again, we’ll certainly be there next year!

Sean

 

[jimbo1958]

A big thank you to all who made my 60th Birthday so special. Couldn't of spent it with a better bunch of folks.
Thank you so much for the cards and presents everyone and singing Happy Birthday to me when I was presented with my Cake that Craig(Craig3.2) had so kindly brought me all the way from Scotland. Cheers again Craig.
Had a lovely bottle of Lambrusco from Brian(Grumpybri).......cheers mate.
And then I got presented with the beautiful remote control E89 that Laine(Dave1971) had not only bought me but had sprayed not only the body but interior the same as my car. Absolutely blown away by your kindness and generosity Laine. Thank you so much.
And to everyone present....Thank You all so much again. :heart:

A big Thank You to Craig(Craig3.2) and John(SammyZ) for giving us such a fantastic meet yet again. My 8th consecutive National and it still amazes me the work you two put in to give us such a special weekend. Thank you both.

Would just like to thank you all on behalf of my Wingman Jeremy for making him so welcome. He thoroughly enjoyed it and appreciated your company. He had a fantastic time so Thank You all.

Will get a few photos and my Gopro footage up soon.

Heres to next years 10th Anniverary......I know it will be a good 'un.

 

[craig3.2]

Cracking weekend folks, Amy and I really enjoyed it. Just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone for making us feel both so welcome and a special thanks to Craig and John for organising.

Couple of pics from over the weekend. Unfortunately I can’t work out how to upload the drone videos but have added in some of the drone pics.

Thanks again, we’ll certainly be there next year!

Sean

Glad you both enjoyed it,Sean.
Good to see you again,and a nice surprise you bringing the drone. I am sure you will be able to figure out how to upload the video,as I am looking forward to seeing the video footage
Make sure you both come back next year,as it's the 10th Anniversary,and planning as big a meet as we can

See you at another meet soon

 

[craig3.2]

A big thank you to all who made my 60th Birthday so special. Couldn't of spent it with a better bunch of folks.
Thank you so much for the cards and presents everyone and singing Happy Birthday to me when I was presented with my Cake that Craig(Craig3.2) had so kindly brought me all the way from Scotland. Cheers again Craig.
Had a lovely bottle of Lambrusco from Brian(Grumpybri).......cheers mate.
And then I got presented with the beautiful remote control E89 that Laine(Dave1971) had not only bought me but had sprayed not only the body but interior the same as my car. Absolutely blown away by your kindness and generosity Laine. Thank you so much.
And to everyone present....Thank You all so much again. :heart:

A big Thank You to Craig(Craig3.2) and John(SammyZ) for giving us such a fantastic meet yet again. My 8th consecutive National and it still amazes me the work you two put in to give us such a special weekend. Thank you both.

Would just like to thank you all on behalf of my Wingman Jeremy for making him so welcome. He thoroughly enjoyed it and appreciated your company. He had a fantastic time so Thank You all.

Will get a few photos and my Gopro footage up soon.

Heres to next years 10th Anniverary......I know it will be a good 'un.


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Glad you enjoyed it mate
Yes,Laine went above and beyond with stripping down and re painting that model z4. Top man
Was good to meet your mate too,and hope you had a good journey home.
Will start putting a few things in motion for next year soon

Look forward to seeing the GoPro videos mate

 

[buzyg]

Great photos all. Loving the RC E89, nice touch that

 

[bladeowner]

Thanks to Craig and John for organising another stunning weekend and providing such good weather too. Thoroughly enjoyed it and so did my copilot Jon too. Great to meet the regulars and the new faces too. For me it seems to get better each year. Next year is the 10th anniversary, can't wait.